| n. | 1. | An extensive current of wind, rushing with great velocity and violence, and commonly attended with rain, hail, or snow; a furious storm. |
| 2. | Fig.: Any violent tumult or commotion; | |
| 3. | A fashionable assembly; a drum. See the Note under Drum, | |
| v. t. | 1. | To disturb as by a tempest. |
| v. i. | 1. | To storm. |
| Noun | 1. | tempest - a violent commotion or disturbance; "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away"; "it was only a tempest in a teapot" Synonyms: storm |
| 2. | tempest - (literary) a violent wind; "a tempest swept over the island" |
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